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Mary Cain Added To Pre Classic 800 Field

Eugene, Oregon – Mary Cain, the phenomenal 17-year-old from Bronxville, New York, has been added to the IAAF Diamond League 800m at the June 1st Prefontaine Classic.

Cain obliterated the High School Record in the 1500m last weekend at the USATF Oxy High Performance meet in southern California. Her time of 4:04.62 took more than 6 seconds off her own HSR of 4:10.77 set earlier this spring. She is now the fastest prep in history by almost 10 seconds over the next closest athlete, Jordan Hasay at 4:14.50.

Coached by Oregon legend Alberto Salazar, Cain has the potential to not only improve upon her 800 personal best (2:03.34), but to take down the High School and American Junior record of 2:00.07 set by Kim Gallagher in 1982. The World Junior record is 1:54.01 by Pamela Jelimo of Kenya, who also happens to be in the IDL 800m race.